Synopses & Reviews
FIRST IN A NEW SERIES!
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Romance is supposed to be the spice of life. But Maxie Pierce is so done with bad relationshipsand#151;well, almost. She just has to get rid of the latest loser, Roberto. Besides, she has more important things to worry about. Her daddy, Texas Jack Pierce, king of the chili cook-off circuit, has been missing for nearly six weeks now. In his place, she must team up with her irritating half sister, Sylvia, to promote the family business at the Taos Chili Showdown, to be judged by celebrity chef Carter Donnelly.
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But when Maxie discovers Robertoand#8217;s body in the chefand#8217;s trailerand#151;only hours after publicly breaking up with him while wearing a giant red chili pepper costumeand#151;she suddenly finds sheand#8217;s the one in the spotlight as the police pepper her with questions. Now this Chili Chick needs to kick up the search to catch the real killer and get back to finding her fatherand#133;
INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES!
Review
Praise for Kylie Loganand#8217;s Button Box Mysteries and#160;
and#8220;Absolutely terrific!and#8221;and#8212;Diane Mott Davidson, New York Times bestselling author
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and#8220;Engagingand#8230;[A] special and original new series.and#8221;and#8212;The Mystery Gazette
Synopsis
Whoever dies in Vegas, stays in Vegas in the second Chili Cook-Off Mystery... In Las Vegas, the stakes are high--and so is the Scoville scale. Maxie Pierce and the Chili Showdown are in town for a very heated contest devoted to judging the legendary and notorious-for-being-self-combustible Devil's Breath chili. The guest judges are casino performers with a taste for chili and an eye for publicity.
Maxie is already going mad organizing the event, dealing with her snide half sister, Sylvia, and trying to figure out her hothead of security, Nick. But when a local hack comedian drops dead in the middle of the Showdown, it isn't the spicy dish--it's poison. And Maxie is going to have to shuffle through a full deck of suspects to pick out the culprit.
INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES
Synopsis
Cold-blooded murder can be hot as helland#133;
In Las Vegas, the stakes are highand#151;and so is the Scoville scale. Maxie Pierce and the Chili Showdown are in town for a very heated contest devoted to judging the legendary and notorious-for-being-self-combustible Deviland#8217;s Breath chili. The guest judges are casino performers with a taste for chili and an eye for publicity.
Maxie is already going mad organizing the event, dealing with her snide half sister, Sylvia, and trying to figure out her hothead of security, Nick. But when a local hack comedian drops dead in the middle of the Showdown, it isnand#8217;t the spicy dishand#151;itand#8217;s poison. And Maxie is going to have to shuffle through a full deck of suspects to pick out the culprit.
INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES!
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About the Author
Kylie Logan is the author of the Button Box and League of Literary Ladies series, as well as the first Chili Cookoff Mystery, Chili Con Carnage.